Improvement in wringing-machines



J. BRINKERHOFF.

Improvement in wringing-Machines.'

Patented om. 15,1872.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB BRINKERHOFF, 0F AUBURN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN WRINGING-MACHINE'S.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,195, dated October15, 1872.

Y 26, 187 l; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of theclamp by which the Wringer is fastened to and adjusted upon the wash-tubor other place where it is desired to use the device.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a perspective view of the entire clothes-wringer, and Fig. 2`is a perspective view of the clamp in a reversed position.

A A represent the end pieces, and B B the rollers. At the lower ends ofthe end pieces A A, on the inner side, are offsets a a, and above thesame is a board, C, connecting the end pieces. These parts, as well asthe gearing and spring above the upper roller, are all constructed inprecisely the same manner as described in my patent above referred to,and hence need no further description here. To

each of the end pieces A is secured a clamp to fasten the wringer to thewash-tub, said clamps being constructed in the following manner: D is ametal bar of any suitable dimensions, cast withan arm, E, in one piece,forming a T-shaped casting, as shown in Fig. 2. The arm E is providedwith a tenon, b, at the end, and is placed up against the shoulder `oroffset a on the end piece A, the tenon b entering a hole made for thatpurpose in the projecting part ofthe end piece, while the upper end ofthe bar D is secured by screws' or other suitable means to the board Cand end piece A. Through the lower end of the bar D passes a screw, Gr,the inner end of which enters a boss in the center of a concave 1 piece,J, the screw turning in said boss without going through. The upper edgeof the piece J bears against the under side of the bar E, and it is heldin proper position by its lower,end d being solid, as shown in thedrawing, instead of concave, as the main part of the piece J is. Whenthe wringer is placed in position the edge of the wash-tub enters-between the end piece A and the convex side two witnesses.

J AGOB BRINKERHOFF.

Witnesses ROBERT R. H. GALBRAITH, HORACE T. 000K. e

